USPTO Patents Application 09954616

S/N 09/954,616

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

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Applicant:
Serial No.:
Filed:
Title:

WOOLFORD ET AL.
09/954,616

SEPTEMBER 17, 2001

Examiner:
Group Art Unit:
Docket No.:

F. LAGMAN
3673

3616.20USC6

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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (37 C.F.R. § 1.97(b))

Commissioner for Patents
Washington, D.C. 20231

Dear Sir:

With regard to the above-identified application, the items of information listed on the
enclosed Form 1449 are brought to the attention of the Examiner.

This statement should be considered because it is submitted after the mailing date of a
first Office Action on-the-merits or a first Office Action after filing a Request for Continued
Examination under 37 C.F.R. § 1.1 14 or a CPA under 37 C.F.R. § 1.53(d), but before the mailing
date of: i) a final action under 37 C.F.R. § 1.1 13; ii) a Notice of Allowance under 37 C.F.R.
§ 1 .3 1 1 ; or iii) an action that otherwise closes prosecution on the application. Enclosed is a
check in the amount of $180.00 under 37 C.F.R. § 1.1 7(p) for consideration of the items listed on
the enclosed Form 1449.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(2) and § 1.98(d), copies of U.S. 6,082,057, U.S.
6,178,704, U.S. 6,312,197 and DE 90 15 196.8 are provided; the remaining items listed on the
enclosed Form 1449 have been previously cited by or submitted to the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office in parent application, U.S. Serial No. 09/665,231 filed on September 18, 2000.

07/18/2002 HANOI 00000096 09954616

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No representation is made that a reference is "prior art" within the meaning of 35 U.S.C.
§§102 and 103 and Applicants reserve the right, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.131 or otherwise, to
establish that the reference(s) are not "prior art." Moreover, Applicants do not represent that a
reference has been thoroughly reviewed or that any relevance of any portion of a reference is

Consideration of the items listed is respectfully requested. Pursuant to the provisions of
M.P.E.P. 609, it is requested that the Examiner return a copy of the attached Form 1449, marked
as being considered and initialed by the Examiner, to the undersigned with the next official
communication.

Please charge any additional fees or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No. 13-

intended.

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Respectfully submitted,

MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.
P.O. Box 2903

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-0903
(612) 332-5300

James A. Larson
Ref. No. 40,443
JAL:PSTkaw

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